If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!
I know whose love would follow me still;
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!
I know whose tears would flow down to me,
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!
If I were damned o’ body and soul,
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother o’ mine!
Oh, mother o’ mine!